adj
Meaning 1
Making a clanking metallic sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- My father's first car was a clanky old Volkswagen Beetle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
clanky
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈklæŋki/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æŋki
adj
Meaning 2
Providing audible indication of imminent mechanical failure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English clank Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English clanky From clank + -y.